“Here is the cover art for “The Empire” created by Joe Petagno himself !!! The whole design includes many details connected to the main theme influencing me before and during the process of recording: war and the “cold crisis” around us today… There are also links to couple of famous movie series, which influence the generations and erupt with violence, hate and “imperial tendencies”… Is this just a fantasy or maybe a sign of the 21st century generation ? You have to answer that in Your own… and the future will show us , how real that feeling is? Enjoy “The Empire” and …. join us on tour soon”

VADER has finally released the appetizer before “The Empire” album last week!!! The “Iron Times” is available in all formats in Nuclear Blast store and the band also started to play new tunes alive. Nice stock of brand new designs is planed for September as well. Today we have a pleasure to present new lyrics-video for song “Prayer to the God of War”! Both new trax from the EP plus a couple of songs from the upcoming album will be also a part of set list on “Transsiberian Blitz Tour 2016” starting on September 9th in St.Petersburg in Russia. Besides Russia the tour will include shows in China, Japan and Thailand. ALL ARE WELCOME \m/

Tomorrow, on Friday August 12., long awaited new VADER record will be released !!! “Iron Times” EP including 2 new tracks + 2 bonus cover songs will be available via NUCLEAR BLAST in all formats: LP , CD , CASS and online in iTunes Store. New songs are on set list for the upcoming shows on SummerBreeze Fest (17.08) , Cieszanow Rock Fest (19.08) and Muszla Fest (20.08). New designed guitar pics are also made for this occasion in cooperation with NoLogo pics.

Right after TRANSSYBERIAN TOUR in Russia in September 2016 VADER will visit cities of Japan, China and Taiwan. Songs from the new record „The Empire” will be performed also, before the premiere of the album in November !!!

As we informed before – EP. „Iron Times” will be released worldwide in August 12th 2016. This is an appetizer before the full length „The Empire” and includes two new songs and two bonus tracks. Below You may see the project sketch made be the author of this brilliant cover – Joe Petagno. This is how the idea was developing…

VADER continues work in Hertz studios. All guitars for “The Empire” are almost done!

“I am so excited with the whole work! New VADER sounds so much more aggressive and intense. I just can’t wait to show the album for our Fans and play them on stage live! It is really hard to compare the new records to any particular VADER album created in the past. There are definitely some “classic” elements in the songs but as a whole “The Empire” sounds more variously, tho’ still very, very brutal. The new VADER deals a lot about war and violence so are the titles: “Tempest”, “Iron Reign”, “Angels of Steel” or “Genosidius”.”

With a show on HellFest in city of Clisson in France VADER started the Summer festivals season. Last week we also visited beautiful Balafon lake area in Hungary on Rock Part fest and Rock Noc in city of Wagrowiec. THANK YOU ALL for that awesome atmosphere and support \m/ Our next shows are:

01.07.2016 Roitzschiora (Germany) / With Full Force Fest

09.07.2016 Bengaluru (India) / Bengalore Fest

15.07.2016 Trutnov (Czech Rep) / Obscene Extreme

16.07.2016 Gävle (Sweden) / Geffle Metal Fest

Below You can see some photos from Hellfest (by Krzysiek Wakor and La Fée Verte Photographie) and Rock Noc (by „Wągrowiec wyzwala energię”)